Vatrushka (Bewarusian, Russian and Ukrainian: ватрушка) is an Eastern European pastry (pirog) formed as a ring of dough wif qwark in de middwe, sometimes wif de addition of raisins or bits of fruit. The most common size is about five inches in diameter, but warger versions awso exist. Vatrushkas are typicawwy baked using a sweet yeast bread dough. Savoury varieties are made using unsweetened dough, wif onion added to de fiwwing.[1][2][3]

The etymowogy of de word is uncertain, uh-hah-hah-hah. A widespread hypodesis derives de name from de word vatra meaning "fire" in some Swavic wanguages. Awternative hypodeses trace it back eider to de verb teret (тереть, "to rub" or "to grate") or to de term tvorog (творог, "qwark").[4][5][6]